“I am concerned about giving them more authority and more latitude toward (the use of) lethal force.” “Nobody wants a cop to be shot or hurt but they haven’t demonstrated good judgment as when to use (lethal force) and when not to,” said Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. “It’s not like we look forward to utilizing force or we look forward to firing our weapon,” he told the newspaper.īut others said that latest proposal was troubling in the context of a history of Chicago police condoning and using excessive force. “The requirement that officers apply de-escalation principles does not mean officers must endanger themselves,” according to the latest draft.įraternal Order of Police President Dean Angelo Sr., told the Chicago Tribune that the changes since October show the department paid attention to union concerns. The proposal now says that officers are required to use de-escalation tactics only when it does not put their personal safety at risk. The new draft backs off a suggestion in October that officers not use force unless “all other reasonable alternatives have been exhausted.” That prompted concern from the police union that it was “too restrictive and would endanger officers who need to protect themselves in various situations.” Chicago - A draft of a new Chicago Police Department use-of-force policy released Tuesday would give officers more latitude in deciding when to fire their weapons, backing off an earlier proposal that the police union had said was too restrictive and could have put officers in danger.Ĭhicago is struggling to forge a new police policy that balances the need for officers to do their work amid a wave of shootings, while restoring community trust following public anger over the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014.
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